David Blaine

An American illusionist and stunt performer born in Brooklyn (April 4, 1973), New York City. He made his name as a performer of close-up magic, usually working on the streets. Amongst magicians this is commonly known as street magic. His act includes a variation of the Balducci levitation illusion and bringing apparently dead flies back to life. This format, recorded by a small camera crew, provided the basis for his breakthrough television special, "David Blaine: Street Magician".He stayed with the format for David Blaine: Magic Man and David Blaine: Mystifier.